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　　During our two months on the road，Bennett and I had a really　　 1　　 experience with a good，honest　　 2　　 and some helpful mechanics(机修师)．

　　We were driving east on Highway 10 when our “check engine” light came on．We limped(拐)of a(n)　　 3　　 into Las Cruces．We had a real car　　 4　　 ．Bennett nursed the car into a local garage．By this time the car was missing(熄灭)so　　 5　　 it was shaking all over．This was the　　 6　　 time to arrive at a garage – late Friday afternoon．Service adviser Scott was busy　　 7　　 paper work and customers as we　　 8　　 our problems．　　 9　　 he was already “ten cars behind”，he told us to pull the car into the garage．

　　Lincoln，who we later　　 10　　 was one of the top motor technicians，took　　 11　　 of our car repairing．He and Scott and some other mechanics stayed several hours after closing，　　 12　　 the car．

　　Early the next morning(the shop was officially closed on Saturdays)，Lincoln finally located the　　 13　　 and fixed it easily within only　　 14　　 ．

　　Later Scott　　 15　　 out to us that it was our attitude that helped．“You didn’t come into the place demanding this or that．You showed an　　 16　　 of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon．Customer’s attitude means a lot．”He was right in some way，customers should show　　 17　　 and understanding to people who　　 18　　 hem．　　 19　　 people were extremely busy，they found way to at least try and help when they are met with politeness．

　　The pleasant experience I had shows that　　 20　　 for other people can always help．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

If You’re Not Dead，You Can Get Better

　　Randy Kraus was paralyzed (瘫痪)．His left side was useless．But his right hand was　　1　　enough to lift a bucket to his forehead．Once，he’d been a police officer and owned a private－eye agency．Once，he’d been strong and able．Now，he felt he was nothing．

　　His　　2　　started with Parkinson’s (帕金森) disease，but it didn’t 　　3　　 there．In July 2002，the 60－year－old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation to control the shaking．　　4　　，during the operation，he had a stroke (中风)．He was paralyzed．The　　5　　man，who loved golf，could think，but couldn’t　　6　　．Kraus wanted the doctors to 　　7　　 it to him straight．“You may never walk again，” they told him．“Maybe you won’t　　8　　be able to talk．”

　　Once home，he　　9　　he couldn’t lift a fork or take a drink by himself．Physical treatment was so painful and slow．What did he have to　　10　　for? So now Kraus held the gun against his head．　　11　　the cold metal on his skin，he began to consider not his pain，but the pain he　　12　　cause his wife，daughters and grandchildren．He didn’t pull the trigger (扳机)．

　　“You are where you are”，his exercise physiologist (生理学者)，Andrew Garud told him．“The pace (进度) would be slow；the pain would be　　13　　．But as long as you are 　　14　　，you have the ability to get better．” After three months of　　15　　with Garud，Kraus wanted to see if he could　　16　　．He could．Then he took three steps，sat down and cried like a baby．One step　　17　　to another．Next he managed a short walk．It was the hardest　　18　　of Kraus’s life．

　　Garud kept saying he could　　19　　more．Now，Kraus can brush his teeth，shave himself and get around the house with a walker．Little success only the paralyzed can　　20　　understand．

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　　Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel．That was August 6, 1962．Her father had 　　1　　 her two things．One was not to pull her out of the water 　　2　　 she asked．The other was to give her a red sports 　　3　　 if she made it．　　In gay spirits Trudy 　　4　　 out , swimming strongly．All the swimmers started at 7∶09 in the morning．His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her．

　　At ten o’clock, rain began falling．　　5　　 , Trudy trod (踩)water while drinking and eating a chicken leg．Then she started swimming 　　6　　 The wind was 　　7　　 and the sea became rougher．

　　Late 　　8　　 the wind became even worse．The trainer 　　9　　 it was useless trying to finish．He called to Trudy to 　　10　　．

　　“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “It’s 　　11　　 to go on．

　　However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her．Let her 　　12　　”

　　At seven o’clock the tides(潮水)turned 　　13　　 her．It was more difficult to move ahead．But Trudy still swam on．She 　　14　　 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in 　　15　　．

　　It was getting dark．A sound could be heard 　　16　　 the wind; hundreds of car horns (喇叭 )were cheering her on．With 　　17　　 strength, she finished the last 200 yards．

　　At 9∶35 p．m．Trudy got out of water．She had swum some 35 miles in 　　18　　 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel 　　19　　 a strong storm．But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes．

　　“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father．“I 　　20　　 I get my car this time, don’t I?”

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　　The town of Pressure and the town Pleasure were neighbor but had 　　1　　 in common．Residents built walls to 　　2　　 influence from the 　　3　　 town．

　　In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very best．When women 　　4　　 birth, they would compete to have the baby with the 　　5　　 cry．There was violent competition in every aspect of life．Because 　　6　　 was the index (指数) of success, people were always 　　7　　 making money, with no time for relaxation．

　　 　　8　　, over in Pleasure, the motto was“As long as you like it, do it．”People 　　9　　 without pressure and could do 　　10　　 they liked．Children played computer games day and night．At school, teachers didn’t care 　　11　　 students showed up or not．Workers might sit around the office 　　12　　 sipping coffee and doing nothing． 　　13　　 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs．No one had the slightest thought of moving 　　14　　, either for themselves or for the town．The computers they used were 　　15　　 models from Pressure．

　　Some of the young were addicted to 　　16　　 because of the emptiness of their lives．Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 　　17　　?” But, just before life in the two towns completely failed．There came a saint－Mr．Reason．He went from door to door, 　　18　　with people and giving advice．People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans．They 　　19　　 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two．The townpeople 　　20　　 to realize the truth－There is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if people don’t go to extremes．

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　　The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard．But in the rich world, children can 　　1　　 from a different kind of poverty － of the spirit．　　2　　 ,one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides(自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child 　　3　　 five needs psychiatric(心理)advice．

　　There are many good things about 　　4　　 in the Third World．Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbors for example．In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 　　5　　 and children．But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices．　　6　　, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbors working 　　7　　 and often shares in that work．

　　A child 　　8　　 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's 　　9　　：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies－rather than 　　10　　 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 　　11　　 playing with dolls．

　　These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 　　12　　 children．Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky．Children in the rich world, 　　13　　 ,are provided with a watch as one of the 　　14　　 signs of growing up, so that they can 　　15　　 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows …

　　Third World children do not usually 　　16　　 to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments(公寓)．Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of 　　17　　 to study and play．Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 　　18　　 from ten floors up．

　　　　19　　 ,twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease．But childhood in the Third World is not all 　　20　　

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　　For teenagers, everywhere we go and everything we do puts pressure on us．At home, we are under stress(紧张)to 　　1　　 in school, sports and other activities．At school, we are pressured to 　　2　　 and work hard by teachers．I, as a teenager, feel that 　　3　　 should ever be under so much pressure that it hurts．

　　Stress 　　4　　 diving into a pool and feeling the pressure 　　5　　 you hit the water．The surface pushes against you hard 　　6　　 you are diving from a high distance．Teens think that to avoid pressure from parents and teachers they have to spend 　　7　　 their time working and studying．To avoid pressure from teachers, teens spend too much time exercising 　　8　　 their studies．To avoid pressure from other teens, we often do 　　9　　 they tell us, no matter how bad it is．If we try to spend all of our time studying, we will drive ourselves crazy! Easing(减轻)the 　　10　　 must be done in different ways． 　　11　　, you should feel strong enough to tell your parents that they are putting 　　12　　 pressure on you．If you are not comfortable talking to your parents like this, try writing them 　　13　　 telling them how you feel．At school, you can talk to your teachers．If you 　　14　　 of talking to them, you can try doing something to help yourself．Get a notebook to help you keep a schedule(日程安排)of the things you have to do．This will 　　15　　 you putting things off, 　　16　　 you won’t need to do everything at the last minute．In social situations, you can take courses to learn 　　17　　 to say “No” and stick to your decision．Or, try to avoid places 　　18　　 you know there could be trouble．

　　Stress is only bad when there is too much of it． 　　19　　 being under a little bit of stress will keep you on top of your tasks．This is 　　20　　 because it keeps you organized and gives you a push to do what you have to．

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　　Long, long ago, human beings used to walk barefooted．A king happened to travel 　　1　　 into the countryside．He was greatly troubled by the rugged(崎岖的)　　2　　 where gravel(碎石)and broken stones pricked(使刺痛)and numbed(使麻木)his 　　3　　．When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 　　4　　 with cattle hide(牛皮)．He thought it was beneficial not only to 　　5　　 but also to the people and 　　6　　 walking would no longer be a painful thing．

　　But 　　7　　 all cattle in the kingdom were killed there 　　8　　 not be enough hide to get the work done．Evidently(明显地)it was a stupid 　　9　　 ．As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 　　10　　 ．At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 　　11　　 to make a suggestion．“Your Majesty, why don’t take an easier way? You don’t have to mobilize so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money 　　12　　．What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide．”Surprised and 　　13　　 ,the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 　　14　　．

　　This is 　　15　　 to be the origin of using leather to make shoes．Though it sounds 　　16　　 and strange, it inspires us to think．It is much easier to change 　　17　　 than to change the world．So it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 　　18　　 an attempt to change the outer world．Why don’t try to put yourself on the 　　19　　 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 　　20　　 you change your way of thinking．

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　　All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school．A number of parents 　　1　　 not to send their children to school．Such children are known 　　2　　 “home - schoolers”．Some parents prefer teaching their children at home 　　3　　 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious(宗教的)　　4　　; others believe they can provide a better educational 　　5　　 for their children by doing so．　　6　　 ,results show home - schooled children often do better than 　　7　　 on national tests in reading and math．

　　David teaches his three children at home．He 　　8　　 that his children learn very differently from children in school．Learning starts with the children's 　　9　　 and questions．For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may 　　10　　 a discussion about climate, snow removal 　　11　　, Alaska, etc．Or a spring evening when the family is out 　　12　　 the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky．If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it 　　13　　 be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are 　　14　　 and how the polar ice caps 　　15　　 ocean levels．

　　Home schooling is often more interesting than 　　16　　 schools, but critics(批评家)say home - schoolers might be uncomfortable 　　17　　 with other people in adult life．Critics also say that most parents are not 　　18　　 to teach their children．However, most parents don't have the time or the 　　19　　 to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be 　　20　　 most children get their formal education．

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　　During my first three years on the island, I considered often how I might cross to this mainland．My first two attempts 　　1　　, for in each case, 　　2　　 I had painstakingly built a boat to carry me, I found it too 　　3　　 and heavy to move to the water’s edge．　　4　　 I built a small canoe out of a tree trunk．　　5　　 too small for crossing the ocean, the canoe would at least enable me to sail around the 　　6　　．I loaded it with provisions(准备), 　　7　　 my little sail, and set out, staying close to the 　　8　　．At length, however, I 　　9　　 a rocky point around which the waves 　　10　　 in such a way as to send my small boat out to sea．It was only by great 　　11　　 and provide I was able to sail back to land．When at last I fell exhausted upon the floor of my country bower(凉亭), I was 　　12　　 to hear a voice echoing(回响)my 　　13　　, saying,“Poor Robinson Crusoe, where are you? Where have you been?”I started up 　　14　　 fear．After while I 　　15　　 that it was my parrot, Poll, 　　16　　 the phrases I had taught him．

　　For fifteen years, I busied myself with caring 　　17　　 my crops and animals,maintaining my houses, and 　　18　　 my island．Then one day as I went to my canoe, I was surprised to see the print or a man’s naked 　　19　　, very plain in the sand．Thunderstruck, I looked and 　　20　　, but neither saw nor heard angry one．Nor were there any other footprints．

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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work．

　　When I walked into the living - room, my 12 - year - old son looked 　　1　　 at me and said “I love you．” I didn’t know what to say． 　　2　　 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 　　3　　 down at him．My first thought was he must need 　　4　　 while doing his homework 　　5　　 he was trying to prepare me for some 　　6　　．

　　Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?”

　　“　　7　　” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say．It’s an experiment．”

　　The next day I 　　8　　 his teacher at my office to find out more about this 　　9　　 and how the other parents had responded(反应)．

　　“ 　　10　　, most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did．” The teacher said, “When I first 　　11　　 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say．Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble．The 　　12　　 is, ”the teacher explained, “feeling 　　13　　 is an important part of 　　14　　．It’s something all human beings 　　15　　．What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 　　16　　 that we don’t express those feelings．A boy should be 　　17　　 to tell his dad that he loves him．”

　　The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how difficult it is for 　　18　　 of us to say the things that would be good for us to say．

　　When my son came to me 　　19　　, I held on to him for an extra second．And just 　　20　　 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you．”

　　I didn’t know if saying that would make either of us healthier, but we did feel pretty good．Maybe next time when one of my children says“I love you．”It would not take me a whole day to think of the right answer．

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